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Garmin Gpsmap 60 Personal Navigation


Optimized for both land and marine navigation, Garmin's handheld GPSMap 60 includes a built-in Americas basemap with automatic routing capabilities. The 12-parallel-channel GPS receiver is designed to provide precise GPS positioning using correction data received from the Wide Area Augmentation System (WAAS).


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The Garmin GPSMap 60 packs GPS navigation into a compact, waterproof device.

The GPSMap 60 likewise features 24 MB of internal memory for elaborate maps that you may load through a speedy USB interface, and it's totally compatible with Garmin MapSource productions such as BlueChart, 24K Topo, and City Select, which provides elaborated streets for turn-by-turn guidance. However, it is necessary to note that the GPSMap 60 does not provide voice notification.

The device offers a high-contrast, four-level grayscale LCD (160 x 240 pixels) with backlighting for the display and the keypad. A large-numbers option provides easy viewing. You get 1,000 user waypoints with name and graphic symbol and 20 reversible routes; position formats include Lat/Lon, UTM, Loran TDs, Maidenhead, MGRS, and user grid. Memory is non-volatile for permanent user selective information storage, requiring no memory battery.

A handy trip computer provides an odometer, stopped time, moving average, overall average, total time, max speed, and more. The unit also comes with a 10,000-point automatic track log, and 20 saved tracks (500 points each) let you retrace your path in both directions.

Other features include course and speed filtering; built-in celestial tables for best times to fish and hunt (plus sun and moon calculations); an alarm clock wake-up and stop watch; audible alarms for anchor drag, arrival, off-course, and proximity waypoint; and a geocaching navigation mode. Navigation instructions may be shared with repeaters, plotters, and autopilots using NMEA protocols through the serial port.

The GPSMap 60's rugged, totally gasketed case is waterproof to IEC 60529 IPX7 standards, meaning it's submersible in one meter of water for up to 30 minutes. The device derives up to 28 hours battery life using 2 AA batteries (not included).

What's in the Box
GPSMAP 60 receiver, basemap (Americas Recreational), MapSource Trip & Waypoint Manager CD, PC/USB interface cable, wrist strap, belt clip with button, quick-start guide, and owner's manual.

Garmin Gpsmap 60 Personal Navigation

Garmin Gpsmap 60 Personal Navigation Picture

Garmin Gpsmap 60 Personal Navigation

Garmin Gpsmap 60 Personal Navigation Picture

Garmin Gpsmap 60 Personal Navigation

Garmin Gpsmap 60 Personal Navigation Image

Garmin Gpsmap 60 Personal Navigation

Garmin Gpsmap 60 Personal Navigation Pic

Garmin Gpsmap 60 Personal Navigation

Garmin Gpsmap 60 Personal Navigation Image

Garmin Gpsmap 60 Personal Navigation

Garmin Gpsmap 60 Personal Navigation Picture


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5An splendid GPSr
By Neil Roosma
I just can't help but research, research, exploration any "big" purchases I make. I get almost obsessive when it comes to it, to tell the truth. I knew not one thing in regards to GPS except that I once had one in a rental car I had and loved it. Had they not been over $1000, I would have purchased one immediately. So, after a heap of long nights of meticulous research, I ended up selecting the gpsmap 60.

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